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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
able
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
anxieties
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
anxiety
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
any
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
atmosphere
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had it that I was killed--beyond that, nothing.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
business
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
Calvert
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
carelessly
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From this reading “No,” said he, carelessly.
cigar
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
coming
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
cottage
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
dark
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
days
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
depression
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
felt
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
few
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
friends
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
gloom
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
Grainger
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They had it that I was killed--beyond that, nothing.”
interest
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had it that I was killed--beyond that, nothing.”
killed
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From this reading They had it that I was killed--beyond that, nothing.”
letters
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
load
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
Miss
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
Mr
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said he, carelessly.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
own
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
porch
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
post
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
relieving
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
reproaches
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
said
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From this reading “No,” said he, carelessly.
sat
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
say
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had it that I was killed--beyond that, nothing.”
thickening
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
unhappy
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
unusual
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
vicar
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From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
villa
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
why
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From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THERE was an unusual depression at the villa each had his or her own load of anxiety, and each felt that an atmosphere of gloom was thickening around, and, without being able to say why or wherefore, that dark days were coming.
writing
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From this reading “The post brought me nothing of any interest A few reproaches from my friends about not writing, and relieving their anxieties about this unhappy business.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Among your letters this morning was there none from the vicar, Mr. Calvert?” asked Miss Grainger, as he sat smoking his morning cigar under the porch of the cottage.
